Our Warminster Memory Group is for anyone in Warminster living with any kind of dementia, as well as their family carers.
We meet every Tuesday afternoon in the comfortable foyer at Christ Church for friendly conversation over refreshments, followed by a different activity each week:
Week 1: Memory Café with entertainment
Week 2: Music for the Mind with David Moss
Week 3: Memory Café with entertainment
Week 4: Movement for the Mind with Sam Grief (gentle seated dance and exercise)
Each session is relaxed and welcoming, with trained staff on hand to answer questions about dementia and offer informal support.
The group is led each week by Amy. If you’re looking for a friendly, supportive space, please come along and give it a try!
Why take part
Singing together in a supportive, friendly group is uplifting, enjoyable and hugely therapeutic for people living with dementia and family carers alike.
Music is a powerful connector that helps people with dementia communicate, express feelings and share moments of joy, poignancy and remembrance together with others. It appears to 'unlock' parts of the brain, allowing people to retain song words and melodies longer than other memories, and this is what we build on at our Music for the Mind groups in Wiltshire.
What you can expect
The 90-minute sessions are carefully structured to be both stimulating and fun. Although well-loved classics are part of the mix, we also learn new songs, sing rhymes and action songs that help with physical coordination and tackle harmonies, rounds and partner songs.
